BFI Working Papers

Sharing research in progress—and refining it through rigorous discussion and debate—is a hallmark of scholarship at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics.
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BFI Working Paper Sep 11, 2023

Monetary Policy and the Labor Market: A Quasi-Experiment in Sweden

John Coglianese, Maria Olsson, Christina Patterson
Topics:  Monetary Policy, Employment & Wages
BFI Working Paper Sep 6, 2023

The Evolution of Work from Home

Jose Maria Barrero, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis
Topics:  Employment & Wages
BFI Working Paper Sep 5, 2023

Committing to Grow: Privatizations and Firm Dynamics in East Germany

Ufuk Akcigit, Harun Alp, André Diegmann, Nicolas Serrano-Velarde
Topics:  Employment & Wages
BFI Working Paper Aug 30, 2023

The Labor Market Returns to Delaying Pregnancy

Yana Gallen, Juanna Schrøter Joensen, Eva Rye Johansen, Gregory F. Veramendi
Topics:  Employment & Wages
BFI Working Paper Aug 28, 2023

An Experimental Evaluation of Deferred Acceptance: Evidence from Over 100 Army Officer Labor Markets

Jonathan M.V. Davis, Kyle Greenberg, Damon Jones
Topics:  Employment & Wages
BFI Working Paper Aug 25, 2023

Spending and Job-Finding Impacts of Expanded Unemployment Benefits: Evidence from Administrative Micro Data

Peter Ganong, Fiona Greig, Pascal Noel, Daniel M. Sullivan, Joseph S. Vavra
Topics:  Employment & Wages, COVID-19
BFI Working Paper Aug 9, 2023

The Impact of Incarceration on Employment, Earnings, and Tax Filing

Andrew Garin, Dmitri Koustas, Carl McPherson, Samuel Norris, Matthew Pecenco, Evan K. Rose, Yotam Shem-Tov, Jeffrey Weaver
Topics:  Employment & Wages
BFI Working Paper Aug 9, 2023

The Macroeconomic Dynamics of Labor Market Policies

Erik Hurst, Patrick Kehoe, Elena Pastorino, Thomas Winberry
Topics:  Employment & Wages